The Tech industry is a growing and profit-making sector in today’s world. It is successful and rewarding to all who work or invest in this sector. According to Forbes, around 330 billionaires thrived in the tech industry. Even during and after the covid-19 pandemic, these philanthropists have managed to be in the billionaire race.
Here are the top ten tech billionaires of 2022. Let us know in the Disqus your opinions on them.
1. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. He is a computer engineer and commercial astronaut. Jeff is the wealthiest tech billionaire even after no longer being the CEO of Amazon. His net worth is $171 billion. He has a website- bezozexpenditions.com, that has all the updates on his significant investments and projects.
2. Bill Gates
With a net worth of $129 billion, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is a software developer and investor. He recently invested in zero-carbon energy. He got divorced after 27 years in 2021, but still, he is co-chairing the charitable Gates Foundation with his ex-wife.
3. Larry Page And Sergey Brin
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the Chief Executive Officers and the presidents of Alphabet (Google’s parent company). They invented Google’s PageRank algorithm. Larry is still a board member and a significant shareholder in Alphabet. Larry’s net worth is $111 billion, and Brin’s net worth is $107 billion.
4. Elon Musk
The net worth of Elon Musk is $219.9 billion. He is the founder and CEO of SpaceX. He is also the Chief Engineer at SpaceX. He is also the CEO and architect of Tesla. He is the founder of The Boring Company and the co-founder of Open AI and Neuralink. He is currently in the process of buying Twitter.
5. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is the co-founder, chairman, chief technology officer, and former chief executive officer of Oracle. His net worth is $106 billion. In 2020, he permanently moved to the Hawaiian island Lanai, which he bought in 2012 for $300 million. He also joined Tesla’s board in 2018 after buying 3 million tesla shares.
6. Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is the former CEO of Microsoft and the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. His net worth is $91.4 billion. He has invested in Social Solutions, a software-making company that helps non-profits and government agencies.
7. Michael Dell
Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies. His net worth is $55.1 billion. Much of his wealth comes from his investment in MSD Capital. In 2018 Dell returned to public markets. In 2017, he donated $1 billion to his foundation that focuses on child poverty.
8. Mackenzie Scott
Mackenzie Scott is a novelist and philanthropist. She is the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder). Her net worth is $43.6 billion. She is a significant shareholder of Amazon after their divorce. She is the author of The Testing of Luther Albright. In 2020 she distributed gifts over $5.8 billion to 500 non-profit organizations.
9. Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng is also known as Pony Ma. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Tencent. He has a computer and applied engineering degree. This company develops China’s most used mobile instant messaging service- WeChat. His net worth is $37.2 billion. In 2016, he transferred $2.3 billion of his personal Tencent shares to a charitable foundation.
10. Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar is an Indian billionaire with a net worth of $28.7 billion. He is the founder of HCL technologies and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Currently, his daughter runs HCL Technologies. HCL is India’s largest software service provider. Shiv Nadar donated $662 million to the foundation for education-related causes.
